TOWSON TIGER INVITATIONAL RESULTS

NEW YORK CITY – The Colgate men's and women's track and field teams competed for the second time this season at the Towson Tiger Invitational, hosted by The Armory.
 
Marina Reilly (Oradell, New Jersey) had a career day for the Raiders as she set a new personal record in the long jump with a distance of 5.47 meters. She finished seventh out of the 34 competitors in the event. Reilly also had a solid showing in the triple jump, finishing with a distance of 11.15 meters to claim ninth place out of 27.
 
Anna Orientale (Glastonbury, Connecticut) picked up a 15^th place finish in the 500-meter race, finishing in 1:23.42.
 
Freshman Vicky Martinez (Mount Kisco, New York) made her indoor track debut on Saturday, finishing in 10^th place in the 3000-meter race in 10:50.96 to pace the Raiders in the event.
 
On the men's side, Oliver Moe (Bronx, New York) and Austin Perez (Manlius, New York) made their debuts in the 400-meter race. Moe was fantastic as he finished 11^th place out of 34 with a time of 51.16 seconds while Perez finished in 53.81 seconds.
 
The Raiders also sent three runners to compete in the 800-meter race, with Ethan Dorow (East Rochester, New York) picking up 12^th place overall in 2:06.00. Greg Zeien (Florham Park, New Jersey) came across the finish line just after Dorow in 2:09.40 and Max Kurzner (Westport, Connecticut) finished in 2:25.10.
 
Bobby Galante (Sparta, New Jersey) and Jonathan Abbott (Manlius, New York) were spectacular in the distance races for Colgate. Galante finished the 3000-meter race in 8:48.25, good for seventh place out of 25 runners, while Abbott ran the mile in 4:33.08 to finish in 11^th out of 23.
 
Patrick Needham (Vermilion, Ohio) led the Raiders in field events with a personal record 10.99 meters after hitting 9.82 meters at the Greg Page Relays in December.
 
Colgate men's and women's indoor track and field returns to action on Saturday at the Upstate Challenge hosted by Cornell at Barton Hall.